54th Street Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Grand Rapids, Michigan

54th Street Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan enrolled 94 students in 2024-25 with 3.5 full-time teachers, 27.2 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 44%

78 students in 2022-23, 80 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.4 to 3.5.

Students enrolled at 54th Street Academy by school year2022-23: 78, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23782023-24802024-2594
Students enrolled at 54th Street Academy by school year2022-23: 78, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23782023-24802024-2594
Students enrolled at 54th Street Academy by school year2022-23: 78, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23782023-24802024-2594
Students enrolled at 54th Street Academy by school year2022-23: 78, 2023-24: 80, 2024-25: 9402550751002022-23782023-24802024-2594
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23782.432.5
2023-24804.020.0
2024-25943.527.2

27.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; 54th Street Academy 27.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacher54th Street Academy 27.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; 54th Street Academy 27.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacher54th Street Academy 27.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; 54th Street Academy 27.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacher54th Street Academy 27.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; 54th Street Academy 27.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacher54th Street Academy 27.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 165 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection 54th Street Academy enrolled 66 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 165 of the 66 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

40.4% of students were Black, 39.4% Hispanic, 17.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black40.4%
  2. Hispanic39.4%
  3. White17.0%
  4. Two or more races3.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at 54th Street Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math10% or less11‑15% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 50 students in 54th Street Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate50‑59%80‑84%81.8%
Students in the class50185115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Grand Rapids

11 public high schools in Grand Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
City MiddleHigh95522.125.3%
Grand River Preparatory High School63518.758.3%
West Michigan Aviation Academy60016.917.5%
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy49416.469.2%
Innovation Central High38613.976.7%
Covenant House Academy Grand Rapids21819.199.5%
Empower U1884.941.0%
NexTech High School14415.382.6%

All public schools in Grand Rapids →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about 54th Street Academy

  1. Kelloggsville High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 595 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Grand River Preparatory High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 635 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare 54th Street Academy with Kelloggsville High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kelloggsville Public Schools spends per student$14,602 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,602
  5. The largest public schools in Michigan54th Street Academy is the number 698 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#698 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher27.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.27.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about 54th Street Academy

  1. How many students attend 54th Street Academy?
    94 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 78 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Grand Rapids, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at 54th Street Academy?
    27.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is 54th Street Academy a Title I school?
    54th Street Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at 54th Street Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at 54th Street Academy scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at 54th Street Academy?
    50-59% of the 50 students in 54th Street Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is 54th Street Academy in?
    Kelloggsville Public Schools, NCES district ID 2620160. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262016008622 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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